How to Clear iCloud Storage on iPhone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to free up iCloud space on an iPhone by clearing unneeded photos, videos, and app data.

Method 1
Method 1 of 3:

Clearing Photos and Videos

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    It’s the white icon with a multicolored floral symbol inside. You’ll usually find it on the home screen.
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    It’s at the top of the screen. [1]
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    This adds a blue and white check mark to the bottom-right corner of each thumbnail.
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    It’s at the bottom-right corner of the screen. A confirmation message will appear.
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    The button will actually say something like ″Delete 45 Videos″ or ″Delete 2 Photos.″ This deletes the selected media from your iCloud library, which frees up iCloud storage space.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 3:

Unsyncing App Data

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    You’ll usually find this app on your home screen.
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    It’s at the top of the menu.
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    It’s at the top of the second section. A list of apps currently syncing to your iCloud account will appear with green switches. Apps that are not syncing have white switches.
    • Synced data can take up a lot of space in your iCloud account. If there’s anything you don’t need to sync, it’s best to disable it if space is becoming an issue.
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    A pop-up will appear.
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    If you want to keep the data on your iPhone, tap Keep on My iPhone . To free up space on your iPhone as well, select Delete from My iPhone . The app’s data will now be removed from iCloud.
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Method 3
Method 3 of 3:

Optimizing iPhone Storage

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    You’ll usually find this app on the home screen.
    • This method makes more space available on your iPhone, but may use up extra space in iCloud.
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    It’s at the top of the menu.
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    It’s at the top of the second section.
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    It’s the first option under ″APPS USING ICLOUD.″
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    This adds a blue check mark to the option, which means that full-resolution photos and videos will now be replaced with optimized (smaller) versions, while the full-resolution versions will be saved to iCloud.
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